Another tire thread...towing boat up steep gravel driveway
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This is a good chance to not only upgrade on TRACTION but upgrade on Tire Stability and LOAD capacity. ONLY buy a E load range tire but look close and find the tire with the HIGHEST weight capacity of the E.
Look close at the Nitto Terra Grappler. I have noticed that they have a much higher weight rating then others, and I have tested that on the Nitto Dura Grappler towing VERY heavy Gooseneck trailers with Zero problems.
Basically there has been a lot of good advice given so far. So for traction on gravel you want a All terrain tire. Mud tires and street tires will not have as much traction on your gravel driveway.
Look close at the Nitto Terra Grappler. I have noticed that they have a much higher weight rating then others, and I have tested that on the Nitto Dura Grappler towing VERY heavy Gooseneck trailers with Zero problems.
Basically there has been a lot of good advice given so far. So for traction on gravel you want a All terrain tire. Mud tires and street tires will not have as much traction on your gravel driveway.
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I had Michelin LTX M&S 235/85-16 E on my myco trailer. Tread was great, sidewalls were splitting like crazy. Wasn't just the outside in the sun, the insides were splitting too on all 6 tires. Not just small hairlines, these splits were 1/8'' thick. Tires were only 5 years old. IMO, for what they cost, that's bs. My old dually had Falken High Country all terrains. Rubber was 8 years old, sidewalls still looked great, no cracking.
I also had a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers on my SRW superduty. WAYYY better than the stock goodyear wrangler ATS. Was very happy with them.
I also had a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers on my SRW superduty. WAYYY better than the stock goodyear wrangler ATS. Was very happy with them.
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Ive had the terra grappler on my jeep and its very durable and quiet good for offroad too. I since put those on my daughters rubicon and got the trail grappler, much more aggressive and still very quiet and great road manners.
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Put a set of Firestone Transforce HT tires on my 2500 Yukon. If quiet tires are important to you, these are awesome. Even being a highway tread, I have no complaints about traction so far and my mileage improved compared to the Nokian Vatiiva POS tires they replaced.
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A few years ago Bridgestone Revo's were the hot ticket, and I'm on my third set now, plus the 5 I've talked others into buying. We're all happy with them.
I got 80,000 miles out of each of the first two sets of Revo's on my PSD Excursion, Only rotated them about every 30,000 miles or so. Good traction going across our fields on the farm, in the rain, and on pavement. BEST tires I've ever had on the snow, but that may also be part due to the Excursion. Got a softer rubber in deep, so as your wear the tread down over time, you still have good traction. These are quiet tires, especially considering how aggressive the tread looks.
I got 80,000 miles out of each of the first two sets of Revo's on my PSD Excursion, Only rotated them about every 30,000 miles or so. Good traction going across our fields on the farm, in the rain, and on pavement. BEST tires I've ever had on the snow, but that may also be part due to the Excursion. Got a softer rubber in deep, so as your wear the tread down over time, you still have good traction. These are quiet tires, especially considering how aggressive the tread looks.